Potez 540
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The Potez 540 was a French twin‑engine reconnaissance bomber of the 1930s that saw combat service in conflicts such as the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Potez 540 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft
ⓘ
reconnaissance bomber ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | monoplane ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal and fabric ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| category |
1930s French bomber aircraft
ⓘ
aircraft of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| construction | mixed construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| crewPosition | open cockpits in early versions ⓘ |
| designBegan | early 1930s ⓘ |
| designedIn | France ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid‑cooled V‑12 piston engine ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1933 ⓘ |
| introduced | mid‑1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Potez ⓘ |
| notableFeature | obsolete by the outbreak of World War II ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispano‑Suiza 12X engine
|
| primaryUser | French Air Force ⓘ |
| role |
bomber
ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance bomber ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | early World War II period ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1934 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Potez 542
ⓘ
Potez 543 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Air Force
ⓘ
Portuguese Air Force ⓘ Republic of China Air Force ⓘ Spanish Republican Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Franco-Thai War
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco‑Thai War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino‑Japanese War
Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
maritime patrol
ⓘ
night bombing ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high‑wing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.